[Clinical investigation on a new penicillin derivative, bacampicillin (author's transl)]

A clinical investigation was carried out on a new penicillin derivative, bacampicillin with the following results. (1) Clinical effect--Bacampicillin was administered orally to 18 patients with acute simple cystitis, acute simple pyelonephritis, chronic prostatitis and acute gonorrhoic urethritis. Daily doses ranged from 750 mg to 1,000 mg. The administration continued for 4 to 14 days. Clinical effect was excellent in 10 patients and good in 5 patients. (2) Side effect--Side effects were noticed in 4 patients, one was allergic eruption and other 3 were gastralgia. In a patient the drug was discontinued to administer.